Garment hanger



llllllllll-LII. I.|||

H. H. TREN-r GARMENT HANGER Filed oct. 14, 194s ATTORNEYS.

March 3, 1953 Patented Mar. 3, 1953 NITE!) STATS ATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to garment hangers, and more particularly to garment hangers of the folding type designed for supporting coats and trousers by a single hanger.

An important object of the invention is to provide a hanger of this character which will effectively support a coat and trousers in such a way that the coat will be extended to form, and the trousers will be held in such a position that the hanger will automatically expand and stretch the cuii and trouser legs, thereby preserving the crease of the trousers and appearance of the garment.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is an elevational view of a garment hanger, constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the hanger comprises a hook embodying the shank 5 formed with a hook at its upper end, whereby the device may be positioned over a supporting member.

As shown, the shank 5 of the hook is formed of a length of heavy wire material, bent upon itself providing an eye 'i and an eye B through which rivets 9 are extended, which rivets secure the parallel arms il! to the shank 5. These arms i embody pivotally connected sections, which sections are also connected by the rivets 9, to the end that the arms may be swung from their horizontal supporting positions, to an upper or folded position for storing.

As shown, one end of the wire material of which the shank is formed, is bent around the main portion of the shank, at Il, securing the end of the wire material to the main portion of the shank.

The parallel arms l0 are held in predetermined spaced relation with respect to each other, by means of the U-shaped clips l2 which are pivotally connected to the arms, by means of the rivets I3, in such a way that the clips may pivot with respect to the arms, to permit of the folding of the hanger.

As shown, these clips are arranged with their open sides disposed upwardly, as clearly shown by Fig. 3 of the drawing, and provide means whereby the inner folds of the cuffs of trouser legs, may be positioned thereover, in a manner as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The positioning of the trousers over the clips i 2, may be accomplished when the hanger is in a slightly folded position, so that the weight of the trousers will tend to swing the arms to their horizontal or supporting positions, and at the same time the clips will be moved to the outer ends. of the cuffs, stretching the cuffs to preserve the crease in the trousers.A

Pivotally connected with the shank 5, is a guard or support I4, the guard or support comprising a strip of sheet metal material bent to provide parallel side members l5 between which the upper arm sections swing, the arm sections of the upper arm l0 resting directly on the guard or support when the arms are in their horizontal or supporting positions, thereby restricting downward movement of the arms, under the weight of the garments held thereon.

As clearly shown by Fig. 1 of the drawing, the outer ends of the upper arm l0 of the hanger, extend substantial distances beyond the clips l2. and are curved slightly downwardly as at I6, conforming to the curvature of the shoulders of a coat, to properly support the coat.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a combined coat and trouser hanger, which may be readily and easily folded into a small and compact article for shipping, and one which when extended to its supporting position, will properly support trousers and a coat to preserve the pressed appearance of the garment.

While I have shown and described the hanger as used in supporting coats and trousers, it is to understood that the device may be effectively employed in supporting dresses by merely positioning a dress or skirt over the arms in the same manner as would be required in positioning a coat or trousers thereon.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a garment hanger, a hook including a shank, a pair of parallel upper and lower sectional supporting arms, means for pivotally connecting adjacent inner ends of said arms to the shank, U-shaped clips pivotally connected to the 3 outer sides of the arms adjacent to the outer ends of said arms, holding the arms spa-ced apart, said clips having their open ends disposed upwardly for positioning in the cus of trouser legs, and said upper arm constituting a support for a coat positioned on the hanger.

2. In a garment hanger, a hook including a shank. a pair of parallel upper and lower supporting arms pivotally connected to the shank at inner ends of said arms, each arm embody ing pivotally connected sections, U-shaped pivoted clips secured to the arms at the outer ends of said arms, holding the arms in parallel spaced relation with respect to each other, said clips having their open ends disposed upwardly for positioning in the cuirs of trouser legs, and the free ends of the upper arm being curved downwardly providing a coat hanger.

HARLEY H. TRENT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 

